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Participation in Public Life and Institutions

Spain
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    (2) It is the responsibility of the public authorities to promote conditions ensuring that freedom and equality of individuals and of the groups to which they belong are real and effective, to remove the obstacles preventing or hindering their full enjoyment, and to facilitate the participation of all citizens in political, economic, cultural and social life.
    … (Sec. 9)
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    2. Corresponde a los poderes públicos promover las condiciones para que la libertad y la igualdad del individuo y de los grupos en que se integra sean reales y efectivas; remover los obstáculos que impidan o dificulten su plenitud y facilitar la participación de todos los ciudadanos en la vida política, económica, cultural y social.
    … (Art. 9)

Participation in Public Life and Institutions

Spain
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    1. The State shall have exclusive competence over the following matters:
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    18) Basic rules of the legal system of Public Administrations and the status of their officials which shall, in any case, guarantee that all persons under said administrations will receive equal treatment;
    … (Sec. 149)
  • Spanish
    1. El Estado tiene competencia exclusiva sobre las siguientes materias:
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    18. Las bases del régimen jurídico de las Administraciones públicas y del régimen estatutario de sus funcionarios que, en todo caso, garantizarán a los administrados un tratamiento común ante ellas;
    ... (Art. 149)

Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure

Spain
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    (1) The right to private property and inheritance is recognized.
    … (Sec. 33)
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    1. Se reconoce el derecho a la propiedad privada y a la herencia.
    … (Art. 33)

Protection from Violence

Spain
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    (1) Every person has the right to freedom and security.
    … (Sec. 17)
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    1. Toda persona tiene derecho a la libertad y a la seguridad.
    … (Art. 17)

Protection from Violence

Spain
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    Everyone has the right to life and to physical and moral integrity, and under no circumstances may be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or treatment.
    … (Sec. 15)
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    Todos tienen derecho a la vida y a la integridad física y moral, sin que, en ningún caso, puedan ser sometidos a tortura ni a penas o a tratos inhumanos o degradantes.
    … (Art. 15)

Public Institutions and Services

Spain
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    The public authorities shall guarantee, through adequate and periodically updated pensions, sufficient financial means for citizens in old age. Likewise, and without prejudice to the obligations of the families, they shall promote their welfare through a system of social services which provides for their specific problems of health, housing, culture and leisure. (Sec. 50)
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    Los poderes públicos garantizarán, mediante pensiones adecuadas y periódicamente actualizadas, la suficiencia económica a los ciudadanos durante la tercera edad. Asimismo, y con independencia de las obligaciones familiares, promoverán su bienestar mediante un sistema de servicios sociales que atenderán sus problemas específicos de salud, vivienda, cultura y ocio. (Art. 50)

Public Institutions and Services

Spain
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    1. Persons with disabilities exercise the rights provided for in this Title under conditions of real and effective freedom and equality. The special protection necessary to exercise the rights shall be governed by law.
    2. The public authorities shall advance policies to ensure full individual autonomy and social inclusion of persons with disabilities, in environments with accessibility for all, and shall also promote the participation of its organisations, in such terms as the law provides. Priority shall be given to meeting the specific needs of women and children with disability. (Sec. 49)

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    1. Las personas con discapacidad ejercen los derechos previstos en este Título en condiciones de libertad e igualdad reales y efectivas. Se regulará por ley la protección especial que sea necesaria para dicho ejercicio.
    2. Los poderes públicos impulsarán las políticas que garanticen la plena autonomía personal y la inclusión social de las personas con discapacidad, en entornos universalmente accesibles. Asimismo, fomentarán la participación de sus organizaciones, en los términos que la ley establezca. Se atenderán particularmente las necesidades específicas de las mujeres y los menores con discapacidad. (Art. 49)

Public Institutions and Services

Spain
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    The public authorities shall maintain a public Social Security system for all citizens guaranteeing adequate social assistance and benefits in situations of hardship, especially in cases of unemployment. Supplementary assistance and benefits shall be optional. (Sec. 41)

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    Los poderes públicos mantendrán un régimen público de Seguridad Social para todos los ciudadanos, que garantice la asistencia y prestaciones sociales suficientes ante situaciones de necesidad, especialmente en caso de desempleo. La asistencia y prestaciones complementarias serán libres. (Art. 41)

Public Institutions and Services

Spain
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    1. The State holds exclusive competence over the following matters:
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    xvii) basic legislation and financial system of the Social Security, without prejudice to the implementation of its services by the Autonomous Communities;
    … (Sec. 149)
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    1. El Estado tiene competencia exclusiva sobre las siguientes materias:
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    17.ª Legislación básica y régimen económico de la Seguridad Social, sin perjuicio de la ejecución de sus servicios por las Comunidades Autónomas.
    … (Art. 149)

Public Institutions and Services

Spain
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    (1) The public authorities shall promote favourable conditions for social and economic progress and for a more equitable distribution of regional and personal income within the framework of a policy of economic stability. They shall in particular carry out a policy aimed at full employment.
    … (Sec. 40)

  • Spanish

    1. Los poderes públicos promoverán las condiciones favorables para el progreso social y económico y para una distribución de la renta regional y personal más equitativa, en el marco de una política de estabilidad económica. De manera especial realizarán una política orientada al pleno empleo.
    … (Art. 40)